ADVERTISING FEATURE 7 Ford earns more motoring.com.au “Recommends” awards for vehicles than Mercedes, Toyota and Mazda FORD jumped ahead of Mercedes and continued to lead Toyota and Mazda by earning the most “Recommends” awards in 2014 for vehicles of an automaker from the respected motoring.com.au auto enthusiast site. Ford received eight of the prestigious accolades, including two category wins with the Fiesta (First Car) and Ranger (Tradie). “It’s a testament to Ford’s product engineering capabilities that it has topped motoring’s Recommends awards for the third year running,” said motoring.com.au and carsales.com Ltd Editor-in-Chief, Mike Sinclair. "motoring.com.au ‘Recommends’ awards the best new cars on sale today. The cars we choose are the best in their respective segments and represent great buying choices for new car shoppers," The awards are considered based on scores given to new vehicles by motoring.com.au’s experienced automotive journalists, with five vehicles in the running for each category. Winners are selected on key credentials including performance, handling, and suitability for purpose and value for money. “We are absolutely thrilled to earn the most recommended vehicles from motoring.com.au in 2014 as it is more evidence that our plan is working to deliver world-class vehicles with leading quality, fuel economy, technology and safety,” said President and CEO Ford Australia, Bob Graziano. “These awards also are a testament to the hard work that the Australian team is doing, to design and engineer vehicles such as Ranger that truly resonate with customers and their modern driving preferences,” said Mr Graziano. Seen as a key tool for car buyers, Ford’s cluster of Recommend awards saw it outdo fellow carmakers including Mercedes-Benz which took away seven awards, and Toyota and Mazda which received six awards each. September 1 brings road safety changes to SA MONDAY, September 1, marked a day or significant change in SA, with the introduction of a range of new laws and regulations. “Lower speed limits will be introduced on the SE Freeway, which was a decision made following the recent double fatal crash at the Glen Osmond Road intersection,” said RAA Senior Manager Road Safety Charles Mountain. Motorists should look out for additional signs about the changes and extra lower speed limit signs “From the Stirling Interchange to the bottom of the freeway all trucks and buses will be required to travel at 60km/h, and all other vehicles will have to slow down to 90km/h “Motorists should look out for additional signs about the changes and extra lower speed limit signs. “This section of the SE Freeway is a particularly long and steep decline, so hopefully with all modes of transport slowing down in this section, all road users will feel safer when travelling on this stretch.” From September 1, motorists also need to slow down when travelling past any emergency service vehicles when their red or blue flashing lights are activated. Previously motorists had to slow to 40km/h, but now motorists will need to slow down to 25km/h when travelling past Police, Ambulance or Fire crews to allow them to focus on the emergency in safety. “The 25km/h speed limit also applies between two sets of flashing red or blue lights placed by emergency workers at either end of a length or road where an emergency vehicle has stopped,” said Mr Mountain. September 1 also marks the scrapping of the annual medical assessment for drivers aged 70 years or older with a “C” class or car licence. “Drivers who have a pre-existing medical condition, such as low blood pressure, will still need to visit their doctor annually for a medical assessment,” said Mr Mountain. “Drivers who hold other licence classes may still be required to have an annual medical assessment. “We encourage drivers of all ages, but particularly those over 70, to personally review their ability to drive safely on an ongoing basis, and if they’ve got any concerns we’d urge them to speak with a medical professional.” Parents are also reminded that from September 1, a new rule around using a booster seat will be introduced. You can only use a booster seat with a correctly fitted and adjusted lap sash seatbelt or a child safety harness. 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